Studies & Exams

The bad news is i didn't top my class..i had to settle for 2nd place..


Woah..it's been a long while since i got so competitive academically..in fact, i was never competitive during school days..how to be when i was struggling just to pass..ha


But yes, it's nice to know that my hard work did pay off..i tried my best..really..


Of cos, credit must also go out to someone..the poor girl has had to help me with my revision while lying half-paralysed in the hospital..thanks! (i still have 3 other papers coming up..)


Never thought i'll ever say this but i wish i have a bit more time to study these days..i know i'm neglecting my revision and research..but like everyone else, i'm also guilty of using the universal excuse 'no time'(which is absolute rubbish)


I have added stress when someone else said this to me in her darn earnest tone 'i'm sure you'll do well, cos you were the one who chose to study' This coming from a person whom i watched her 'grow up'..


我们都长大了...

<回来> 张信哲 1999

十年前发的专辑...十年后终于明白了...

过去很熟悉 现在不懂你
想看你眼睛 你却给我背影
就像满天星 都跌进大海里
我被放逐的心 又要往哪里去

我们再也回不去了 对不对
就算曾经几乎拥有幸福的完美
你的心回不去了 对不对
你要的再也不是我能给

我们再也回不去了 对不对
眼看就要让满心遗憾为爱受罪
你的心回不去了 对不对
不能去怪谁 顶多只能掉眼泪

如果问原因 可能更承受不起
若就这样离去 我又很难平静
从你的泪滴 我找到被爱过的证据
有冲动想哭泣 只好紧紧抱你

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I'm in a foul mood..

All cos i did some packing..serious packing..i'm a lousy packer and i absolutely hate packing >.< I was always fortunate enough to have people encouraging/forcing/cajoling(or most likely) ending up helping me to pack. But this time, i did it alone..well, more or less..

Wet weather..annoying clients..don't help..

Up...Bruno..

As mentioned in my previous entry..my blog is my new-found best friend..so here i am, dating my blog on a rare free Wed nite..

Suddenly got the inspiration to blog about movies..

Caught Bruno(yes, tat Bruno) the other day..it was one show that i practically had my eyebrow raised throughout the whole 90minutes..i went like 'Oh my...', 'like tat also can', 'i can't believe it' every other minute..best thing was, the only other people in the cinema(besides us) was this couple with a baby in the stroller..and this is an R(A) movie!

Compared that with the previous movie i caught the week before..it was the 'u-can't-get-anymore-family-friendly' Up..heartwarming little tale..i like..

From the wholesome end of the continuum, i dived straight into the raunchy end..the culture shock was like fwah!

So..anyone got Borat to lend??

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I have 1835 items on my mind now..of cos, i picked the 1836th item to act on - blog.

I guess when it comes to the crunch, i just want to 'fa xie/fa lao sao' a bit..and these days, my blog has become my best fren..which explains the explosion in entries..

Managed to establish contact with long-lost frens in UK..very tempted to take off again..

Speak Ang Moh

Was at not-young town the other day, and i tossed a casual remark to the waitress 'I added in some orders'. The said waitress gave me a somewhat blur look before confirming my orders in Mandarin.

After she left, someone asked 'Why did you speak to her in English?' Well..the waitress did not exactly look like someone who didn't understand ang moh..and well, i'm in bloody Singapore and English is our official common language..

No..i'm not adding on to the debate about how a lot of service staff cannot converse in english these days..this is my blog remember? i'm not those who blog about the current affairs or comment about the latest UN policies..I'm going to blog about ME..

For those who know me, i'm definitely not a 'kantang'..right? In the first place, i'm not very conscious of whether i'm speaking ang moh or cheena to others(maybe i'm truly bilingual..hee!) But i've received enough comments/queries on how i seemed to speak angmoh more than i do cheena to wonder about it..do i really??

And if i do, is it really very surprising?

It's not like i speak in some slang..nor do i speak in the Queen's english..yes, i do converse with quite a number of friends in angmoh but i'm sure they're all comfortable with that..in fact, a lot of their ang moh is more powderful than mine..and more often that not, i speak in broken ang moh 'later go where to eat leh?'

Btw, if a person speaks in broken ang moh all the time, will the person be considered kantang??

Kuching! - Day 3/4

Supposed to depart for city after breakfast..but somehow, wei & i were 'randomly' picked to 'stay behind'..due to the fact that there weren't enough seats for all of us(12 or 13 of us, the american family, british family & the Italian couple) Wat happened was tat the Italian couple decided to leave today as well(original plan was tmr but think the guy injured his leg or something..

Somehow the driver(same one who fetched us in) turned to us and said, 'how about u stay behind for a while, i'll come back to pick you after i drop them, will give u a free lift to the cultural centre too' i think he probably felt 'friendlier' towards us since we're asians(& of cos Singaporeans too) Well..since Wei & I also didn't exactly have a lot of plans, we were like 'ok lor, anything lor'

So back into the longhouse we went..we nuah around, read our books, got a 'free tour' to the river where we nuah somemore..listening to the lifestory of our guide..we suspect the kampung is quite small..cos everyone seems to be his 'auntie, niece, brother'..even a random man who appeared at the river is his uncle..

After a reminder from our stomachs, we ambled back to the longhouse where we had more of the chicken curry for lunch(how much did they cook last nite? or do they cook chicken curry everyday?!)

The driver appeared during lunch and so we finally left the longhouse..but not before host Edward declared his liking for Wei..hahaha

Along the 1.5 hours journey, wei & i talked..talked nonstop..talked about a business oppportunity..& i rven helped her planned her life(as if my life is way better than hers..but i think i make a good counsellor..ha)..

As promised, after we checked in and dumped our bags at the hotel, the driver sent us to the Sunday market upon our request(though technically it was a Sat)..We walked for maybe 10mins before we concluded it was a little too hot and sought refuge(i realised how much Wei loves the aircon on this trip..the best part is coming up soon)at the shopping centre across the street..

There, we made some half-hearted attempts at shopping..and when the sun went down a bit, we ventured out to the market again..we sort of agreed we can skip dinner tonight so we can try a bit of everything we came across..we had fish fritters, durians, some pancake, some unknown kueh and sat down for some satay and da bao some mangosteens & chicken wings back for supper..

When we're done and wanted to head back to the hotel, we realised there're no bus service and no cabs in sight..after a few fruitless(& pointless) minutes of stretching out our hands, we approached this lady who very kindly called a cab for us..even this random lady has a relative in Singapore, as did the driver & the people in the longhouse..

Ok, the INCIDENT of the trip..

Back at the hotel, we got into the lift and Wei pressed '8'..'not 9 meh?' i wondered aloud..'i think it's 8 lah'

At the 8th floor, we walked to the room and tried to open the door with the key..the door wouldn't budge. We tried again..and again..and again..we weren't sure if it's the key is not working(cos when we came up for the first time, the chambermaid was just done with the room and we walked in straight - without using the key) or it's the wrong room..since Wei had 'dismantled' the keychain - the big tag with the room number from the actual key, and left the keytag in the power switch to keep the aircon running(told ya she loves the aircon) before we went out..

After about 10 mins of struggling with the door, i finally turned to her and said 'i think we're 9th floor lah, not 8th' 'really? u think so?' So off we went..up 1 floor to the 9th..and open sesame! Wei & i quickly got into the room and shut the door behind us..'do u think there was anyone in the 8th floor room?' 'do u think the security saw us trying to break into the wrong room???!!'

Tat's was the classic 'Wei moment' of the trip..

Wei..wat would you do without me? :Þ